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Dana Chevrolet

Location: South Gate, California

Years in Operation: 1966–1971

Founder(s): Paul Dombroski and Peyton Cramer

Current Status: South-Lyn Auto Sales

Dana Chevrolet was a high-performance center back in the 1960s that reused the existing structure of a prior dealership. Inside was another story. The former Simpson Buick building was re-engineered to prep race cars and the lot was infused with high-performance goodies. (Photo Courtesy Dave Fillion Collection)

Dana Chevrolet shares fame with Nickey Chevrolet for being the earliest dealerships to create Chevrolet Camaro 427 conversion cars. Both dealerships also operated under similar partner dynamics. Each dealership had a behind-the-scenes, virtually invisible partner watching finances while the other partner courted the press with racing exploits.